Malignant Catarrhal Fever caused by Ovine Herpesvirus-2 in a cow
Etlik Veteriner Mikrobiyoloji Dergisi, cilt.31, sa.1, ss.82-86, 2020 (TRDizin)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Vaka Takdimi
- Cilt numarası: 31 Sayı: 1
- Basım Tarihi: 2020
- Dergi Adı: Etlik Veteriner Mikrobiyoloji Dergisi
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.82-86
- Çukurova Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Malignant catarrhal fever (MCF) has been defined as a viral disease of domestic cattle and wild ruminants. We report a case of MCF caused by Ovine herpesvirus-2 (OvHV-2) in a 4-year-old female Holstein cow. Macroscopi- cally, eyelids and conjunctiva were edematous and all superficial and, visceral lymph nodes were swollen. Micro- scopic examination showed that fibrinoid necrotic vasculitis in all tissues and organs; inflammatory changes in the vessel walls of the brain (pons, cerebrum and meninges); ulcerative changes in the oral mucosa; mild inflammatory cell infiltrations around the glomeruli and interstitium in the cortex of the kidney; widespread edema between the muscle bundles in the heart. PCR was performed to determine the presence of Ovine herpesvirus-2 nucleic acids and 386 bp product was obtained by primer sequences that replicated the pol gene region of OvHV-2. This PCR finding confirmed our diagnosis as sheep-associated MCF (SA-MCF).